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Top Reads 2025
Top 5 picks from the year, including The WEIRDest People in the World, Nexus, and The Hidden Tools of Comedy.
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Top 5 picks from the year, spanning behavioural economics, UX communication, and geopolitics.
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Highlights from semiconductor supply chains to commodities trading — clarity that comes from studying industries outside your own.
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Pared down to roughly a book a week. Many reads on world knowledge; highly recommend Vaclav Smil for numbers-first thinking.
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First year breaking the streak of 100 books. New city, new job — still found gems on power, comedians and Jungian theory.
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Oh 2020. Lockdown became a space for exploration — cooking, reading, running. Porter's work finally accessible with time to digest it.
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A year with many changes — MBA, new job, new cities — reading took a backseat. Managed 101 books.
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Broke out of routine top lists. Among the 110: autobiographies, health books, and finally discovering George Orwell.
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First time breaking 100 books (111). Dabbled in fiction, history at every scale, and contemplative reads.
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This year was a very tough list to narrow down, with many excellent books making part of the 92 considered for the year. An extra focus on design, general thinking and meta-learning.
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